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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
THE TAX on TOBACCO.
mr.. Carlisle Only Committed To q Repeal
OF tho Lic.nse ssstem

mr.. Carlisle Only Committed To q Repeal
OF tho License System.
WASHINGTON, Oct. LIT is iutimated
here that mistake prevails in the popu-
lar conception as to the extent to which
Mr.. Carlisle and his friends are willing
to go in reducing internal revenues; that
they are not committed to q repeal of the
whole tax On tobacco, but only of the
license system of the law, which requires
every dealer in tobacco to take out Ii
cense and forbid5 the sale Of tobacco by
the grower to any other than q licensed
dealer.
This puts very different aspect on
this highly importsntmatter. II only the
license feature of the law is abolished the
revenue will be reduced but about S55,-
000 1t is the tax on cigars and manu-
featured tobacco thst yields the S25,OOO,-
600 that Mr.. Randall ard his friends are
demanding shall be abolished. It Is the
clsmor that comes from the farmers that
Mr.. Carlisle has yielded to in this matter.
They are the ones complaining most Of
the revenue law relating to tobscco.
They declare that the Law, in forcing
them to sell the product Of their labor
only to licensed dealers, circumscribes
their opportunity and forces down the
price. They ask to be permitted to dis
pose of their tobacco as they do any other
production of their crop to whomsoever
they please without condition or restric-
ton.
The manufacturers on the other hand,
il is said, prefer that the tsx be kept on
the manufactured articles. The govern
ment thereby assumes the protection of
their private brands against infringement,
and in |. measure beneficial to themselves
regulates the whole trade. The manuiac-
turer does not take the tax into account
at all, and its collection works no hard
ship whatever to him. He has never
Joined in any petition for repeal Of the
law.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
said to the Star correspondent to-day: "I
do not think it wise to talk Of taking
off the tobacco tax. It ought to
be left Just where it is. As to the COM
plant made by the farmers, 1 think
1t illgrounded. 1 doubt very much if
prices for leaf tobacco would be in the
slightest degree improved by the removal
Of the provision requiring all dealers ito
be licensed. The license figure is entire
ly reasonable and within the reach of any
person with the means to do that sort OF
business"
This news, that Mr.. Carlisle will only
yield the slight point of the license. tax,
and that only in obedience to the farming
communities in Virginia, North Carolina
and Kentucky, would reopen and unsettle
the whole tariff question. 1t is regarded
as certain to arouse Mr.. Randall again,
but it will leave him without the sctiVe
aid Of several men upon whom he has
been relying for important assistance.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
The First Paper Cat and Pasted.

R0cneeJer n. L. Herald.
The Albany Journal has been taking 8
vote of its readers as TO whether they like
to have the paper pasted or not. Ninety
per cent. of the answers are in favor OF
pasted sheets, the most Of the subscribers
declaring they are apt to lose half OF the
paper il it is not pasted. The Inter Ocean
was the first daily in the west, if not in
the country. to introduce FASTING ms
chine in connection with its folders. For
six days the paper was pasted, and then
there had so many protests accumulated
that the FASTING was suspended. All st
once came another avalanche of letters
and postal cards demanding that the pc
per be pasted. And so it went for two or
three months, ole week the paper would
be pasted and the next unpasted, with
fusilades of protests from both sides,
which, however, gradually dimin ished in
number, and at last the pasted form was
taken up as the regular thing and adher-
ed to. AS many as 400 letters were re-
ceived in one week by the Inter Ocean on
this subject at the beginning of the con-
fr0VoTRy
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
SEVERELY PUNISHED.
The Penalty Paid by the Minneapolis Paper
for Its Brutality
81. Paul Free Press (Rep.)

for Its Brutality.
81. Paul Free Press (Rep.)
Unless the self-respect of man has
been rotted entirely away, or buried too
deep for resurrection, no punishment can
be so severe as the expressed contempt
OF his fellow men. And the same holds
true in even greater degree of the public
journal, whichssis but the greater man,
exchanging Information with a larger
community. The Minneapolis Tribune
has paid this penalty in full. We recsll
scarcely any instance when, in the lull of
politics, elections being far in the dist
ance and passions put to rest, any
newspaper was ever subjected to con-
tumely in whose lively expression the
public, without distinction of party,
unanimously Joined. Certainly never in
the northwest has there been anything to
compare with the hootings, the burnings
in efigy, the formal resolutions of con-
demnstion by official bodies and the uni
versal expression OF private opinion to
the same effect that have followed the
cowardly and indecent assault of the Tri-
bune upon an honored woman. While
sober minded men will not approve the
violence of some of these exhibitions, they
cannot but be grstitied that punishment
so swift and salutary should follow the
crime. For if, for any reason, the conduct
of public journal can fall so low as to
make target of honorable Womauhood
and wifehood, then there is no safety for
the individual or the household, wherever
1t may reach. II any man or woman may,
without cause, be msde the subject OF
scandalous remark or scurrilous innu-
endo, obviously the only remedy is to
make the asssilant an outlaw and pariah
IN the community. It is this feeling
which has given rise to recent demonstra-
tions, both in Minneapolis and in other
cities, whose motive must be COM
mended even amidst regret at the
form that they may have as
sumed. The first thought of every
decent man upon reading the Tribune
article, was that the only fitting answer
would be thst personal chastisement by
the injured party which circumstances
here made impossible. The community
has made it much more severe. The
estimation in which the Tribune is now
held and must be held, not only by the
outer world, but by the community where
it is published and where it has been re-
pudiated with scorn, ought to supply an
impressive lesson to those who are
doubtless incapable of being reached by
any milder course Of argument and in
StructiOn.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
SLID DOWN THE POLE.
A St Louis Lady Slides Down a Polo and
Catches "Rheumatism.'
ST TouIa Sunday SqvInCa


Nearly every resident OF st. Louis has
enjoyed the sight Of seeing the fire de-
partment horses at the stroke of the
alarm, run out from their stalls and take
their respective places at the different
vehicles to which they belong.
This is sight worth witnessing, and
one which never wears out. People may
see it again ana again, and yet are always
ready to rush to see it again.
Last Tuesday night when the alarm
struck at O'Clock, & large crowd gath
cred around the engine house Of the
"Thirteens" On Eleventh street, near
Wash. Among them WAS 8 lady named
Mrs. Pipe, who lives on Thir-
teenth street and Olive. She
was delighted with the scene,
, and went into ecstacies when she beheld
the firemen slide down the steel poles
like fash of lightning and take their
places. So enthusiastic was she that she
expressed an earnest and loud desire to
do the act herself. Her friends who &C
companied her seemed shocked at the Pc
culiar desire of the lady, and argued the
proprietY of the act.
"The idea of you, lady, attempting
such thing is nonsensicsl," said one.
"I don't care" said Mrs. Pipe, 81 can
do it, and will"
Nobody was more amused at the
than the fremen themselves. Oae
or two of them suggested that
the lady be given q chance to
isplsy her agility. This encouraged
Mrs. Pipe. who is rather q stout, we'll
formed woman of thirty, and she at once
declared herself ready. The lady was led
upstairs, and, grasping the pole, waited
for the gong to strike.
GAN ready" cried one of the fremen,
Selling hammer to strike the alarm
"one, two, three!"-
Ding, ding, went the bell, and down
came Mrs. Pipe. her skirts flying in the
breeze.
It csn not be said that the act was well
or gracefully executed, for Mrs. Pipe
came with thud upon the hard floor be-
meath. Her face was flushed. She smiled
as she arose from sitting position upon
the floor.
81 told you could do it," she said,
triumphantly, but as she walked towards
her friends she imped considerably.
few moments later she discovered thai
she was scarcely able to walk, and had &c
be assisted home.
At last accounts she was still quite
lame, and when her friends ask her the
cause of the sudden lameness, she meekly
replies, "Rheumatism."
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
Duks of marIboroush Sued for Libel.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-The latest item
about the Duke of Marlborough is that
Dawson Dalziel, an Englishmsn, the pro-
prietor of weekly paper called Truth,
has sued him for libel, demanding $4,000
damages. Howe and Hummel are plain
tif's counsel. The basis Of the suit is s
letter published in the Herald on Wednes-
Gay and signed marlborough" intimat-
ing that letter published in Mr.. DAlZiel's
paper and signed marlborough" was
forgery. The latter letter was denial Of
the sentiments expressed in still earlier
letter or memorandum on the indecency
OF the American press which had been
published somewhere else with "Marlbor-
ough" tackled on it. The Duke is said to
have left town for the west.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
Gorgeou. Texans in Washington.
Washington Post.


A Texan OF some distinction came to
Washington the other day in what was
considered, for Washington, a shabby
outfit. Coming from Texas, he fancied
he was "got up regardless" but when he
met his old congressional friend the first
thing the latter said was: "What
in h-'s the matter, Tom?
You certainly do look tough
and shabby. You must 60 to my tailor's
and get new suit of clothes before you
can make your appearance in Washington
society,""
"Why, what's the matter with your"
said Tom to the Congressman. 81 was
up in your county the other day with this
same toggery aboard, and they were going
to shoot me for dude"
"That's ell right at home," said the
Congressman, Shut it's very different
here you know. Look at this" and the
Congressman took from the wardrobe in
his lodging nice new evening dress suit.
"Great Jupiter" exclaimed the new
arrival, amazed at the extraordinary cut
of the thing; sand what do you intend
to do with that?"
The Congressman explained that per-
sonally he was as much opposed to fop-
perry and conventionality as anybody, but
that the word had lately come from Texas
that the representatives of the Lone Stal
state must lick the best of them in the
matter oflstyle at Washington, in conse-
quence of which, every Texan now in
Washington has provided himself with
.a0 evening dress, including diamond
studs and patent leather pumps that will
take the shine out Of everything else seer
here during the coming winter.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
THE LITTLE JOKER.
How Indirect Taxation Blinde the Masses.
Chicago Herald.

How Indirect Taxation Blinde the MASSES.
Chicago Herald.
The fault of the American government,
and of ALI peaceful governments, is the
fungus-like growth of machinery for tax
eating. The government printing Office
is sample of the dreadful waste that
goes on. Private enterprise nowhere on
earth has evolved such printing plant
Tons of matter are printed daily and cart
ed at once, or in course, to the junk shop.
Every bill that every constituent hiss asked
his Congressman to present is printed
and sold for waste paper. The census OF
1880 is printing in 1887, and carts are
carrying away the vintage of this same
WORK in 1884. After each Congress hiss
adjourned 1t will be found that new man
gers have been provided for tax-eaters.
New teats have been appended to the
public udder that new pap suckers may
sleeken. With so many hands to do the
work, the slightest public service be-
comes difficult of private use. The citi-
his time in trying to get Uncle Sam to put
his signature to q needed document.
Life is too short.
OhO oA0 VIC SulCk 4OaoOH ALL tAAS 4lNiA
ference with which the people view this
stretching out OF red tape lies in the pres
emit method of federal taxation. Although
eseh man, woman and child Is assessed
tnearly SIX dollars of tax to the Washing
| ton ofices, and although each real pro
duceF of wealth must therefore pay from
k$3Qko s36 yearly out of his savings, tha'
| great tax is so cleverly covered that the
payer rarely thinks of the extortion prac.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25

ticed on him. Two farmers 90 to their
county seat. They pay their county snd
state taxes and journey homewsrd to-
gether. "Did you notice." says one,
"that they have got another clerk In the
Auditors? L reckon they must be psy:n'
him nigh on $50 q month" ayes"
answers the other, "them chairs, too, are
weak things. IL don't pay to buy no
chsirs like that. There's six of 'em. l
counted" Now, these same farmers
have overcosts that were taxed $40.
They are carrying home groceries
that were taxed heavily. Their horses
are harnessed with leather that has
been taxed. Each of these farmers
has paid $50 of such taxes, all Federal,
and in paying those taxes, has also paid
tits hard to tell how many dollars of ex-
tortion that protected monopolies have
wrested from bin; for the Federal tax of
$3.50, 100000 is only small portion of
the payers burden on that account. But
the farmers do not know 1t.
II there stared the farmer in the face
definite schedule, whereby he stepped to
the auditors Office and settled for Federal
as well as state and county taxes, ne
would bring q change. For instance:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25

John Buckley Of Meriden, Conn. caught
8 swapping turtle and took it to the CEN
trail telephone office, where he purposed
killing it with electricity. He let the tur-
tie snap at one end of wire, put another
wire beneath its shell and turned on the
full strength of the current. he AYERS
that he "heard the current go through it,
making noise like small planning ma
chine," and he left the turtle for dead.
The next morning he found the turtle
walking around and swapping at wires, as
though it wanted another taste Of the cur
rent
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
The True Method

OF curing habitual constipation and liver
and kidney Ills is to avoid the use of the
bitter, drastic liver medicines and ca.
thsrtics, and to take only the pleasan,
liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs. II
clesHses as vEelfas strengthens the sys-
tenn and does not1eaye the bowels cost
i've, so that regulsr habits may be formed
and the invalid permanently festorsdstc
health. 1t acts promptly and effectsSely
1t is easily takefiand perfectly harmless
For sale in 80 cents and 81 bottles By
Milton King, Fort Worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25

The Einsss nasors In the Wsrla
At Andsfsen's gun store.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
Then that farmer would wait UPON his

Then that farmer would wait upon his
Congressman. He would say: "What
we want to know is whether or not you
are going to vote for such robbery any
longer?" And the Congressman would
quit talking spread-eagle fustian Just so
soon as he saw the strange light in that
farmers eye. Half the evils of our grow
ing bureaucracy arise from this scheme
of indirect taxation
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
He No Tea, he No Tea.

It isshe genuine and strictly pure arti-
Gle thst impostors are continually trying
to ipatate, and Being sgvare Of this tSct,
people Should sSoid mixing use OF bogds
brands and seurn them as thef would
poison. Fort Worth Grocer Co. agents
for the He No tea.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
Prepare for Winter.

Randall & Chambers Co. are giving the
best bargains ct. any house in the city.
They are selling mons and boys wooden
underwear st less than actual cost. They
sell good qusIisy meh,s merino shirts at
80 cents; worth go cents.. They sell al
wool red flannel shirts at 5ocents; worth
IS cents. They sell extra good quality al
wool red twilled flannel shirts and draw
ers at 81 each; worth Sl.75.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-25
DIR. WA SSERZ U G..

Consulting Rooms, IA Elm Street,
DALLAS, TEXAS
ALL PRIVATE MATTERS CURED.
rtompt attention is given TO all correspond
saeI state symptoms, and medicine will be
0eDI T. o. D. everywhere.
". Wasserzug Is 8 regular graduate of is
y-Is practice diploma in ofice), and has
SIecticed In Dallas for over two wears.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-01
Give Them "A Chance.

That is to say, your lungs. Also all
derful machinery it is. Not only the
larger air passages, but the thousands of
little tubes and cavities leading from them.
When these are clogged and choh ed with
matter which ought not to be there, your
lungs cannot half do their work. And
what theydo, they cannot do well,
Call it cold, cough, Group pneumonia,
catarrh, consumption or any of the family
of throat and nose and head and lung OBJ
structions, all are bad. All ought to be
got rid of There is just one sure way
TO get rid of them. That is to take Boshee' S
German Syrup, which any druggist will
sell you at IS cents bottle. Even if
everything else has failed you, you may
depend upon this for certain.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-01
Joint SUNDAY school Convention.

The Joint Sunday School Convention
ard jubilee held at Fair Haven, this coun-
ty on Tuesday last was participated in by
the following Sundry Schools from this
and Calvert county: Friendship, Wesley
Chapel, Owensville, Galesville, and Nc
Kendry. Addresses were delivered by
Revs. r, w. Browning and Wilhide of
West River Circuit, and Rev. w. w
Barnes, Rev. T. J. Lambert and other
ministers were present. The music was
furnished by the Sunday School and by
Miss Annie Browning, little danghtcr
of Rev. II. w. Browning only 81 years
old. This little musical wonder plays by
intuition any tune which she hears and
becomes familiar with, and in vocal parts
sings a beautiful alto accompaniment,
such as THE Russian March" Child S
Prayer" and large selection of sacred
music is beautifully rendered She is
small for her age, very fair complexion,
large blue eyes and bright suburn hair
Her performances on Tuesday attracted
general attention
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-01
Visiting the Old Country.

Mr.. John F. Pfeiffer, accompanied by
his son, David G and oldest daughter,
Miss Jane PfeifTer, left here this morning
on the Short Line for New York. where
Mr.. Pfeiffer and son will take the Red
Star Line for Antwerp, and Frankfort, on
the Main, Europe Mr.. Pfeiffer goes on a
visit to his brother and sister in the Old
Country, whom he has not seen for fifty
years, and will be absent some two
months. His daughter will remain in New
York with her brother until their return.
MIR. Pfeiffer for many years was must
Dian in the Naval Academy Band, but his
old age and infrmity necessitated his re-
signing, since which time he has been en-
gagged in the musical instrument business
on Maryland Avenue. His many friends
wish him a pleasant voyage and aSafe
return.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-01
Blind Tom Gets $1,000.

Judge Bond in the L. S. Circuit Court,
Baltimore, on Saturday heard final argu-
ments in the case of Thomas Virgins,
better known as Blind Tom, against JAS.
n. Bethune. The judge passed an order
that James n. Bethune shall deliver
Blind Tom TO the United States Marshal
on August 16, who shall in turn deliver
him to Eliza Bethune, who was appoint
ed Toms committee by the Supreme
Court of New York Also that James n.
Bethune pay over $1,000 to the order of
the court, for the credit of Tom as his
earnings. There is another suit pending
for 500, 900. Gen. Bethunc who was pres
ent in Court during the proceedings, is a
very striking figure. He is over eighty
years old, and wears long white hair
reaching to his shoulders, and a snowy
beard covering his breast Gen Bethune
said it was all a mistake about Tom be-
ing an idiot
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-01
Left for the State Encampnlent.

The Governors Guards, Capt Louis
Green in command, with Lieuts. Porter
and Wells, and about forty men, left here
this afternoon on the A w. & b. r. r for
the Hagerstown encampment to m orrow
The Guards made an excellent appe arance
as they marched from their armory acc ON.
panied by their drum and fife corps, TO
the depot. The encampment will be
composed of two regiments and four bat
talions, which viii be located at the Hag-
erstown Fair Grounds. The encamp-
ment will continue until August s, when
camp will be closed and the different
commands leave for their several homes.
As this is the first encampmenl under
the recent act of the Legislature, and as
it is intended TO serve as school of in
struction and discipline to the men of the
various organizations as well as a holiday
the result of the initiatory encampment is
looked forward TO with expectancy by all
intereeted in the militia throughout the
state The general conjecture is that the
men will not only do justice to themselves
but reflect credit upon Maryland.
Tonight at II o'clock both Camden
Station, of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, and Fulton Station of the Western
Maryland road. will present animated
scenes. as from these two stations the ma
jority of the troops leave.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-01
Magistrate Case.

The case of Edw. DeCommis vs. Hen.
ry kirchgessner, was heard before jus
tice ID. q. Claude of A., this afternoon.
The question Involved was, when is sale
consummated Kirchgessner claimed
that the wine in dispute did not arrive at
the time appointed, and he was about to
return 1t, having gotten other wine, when
DeCommis informed him to keep it and
pay when half of it was sold. DeCom-
mis- fatty denied this. Justice Claude
decided that as c wine had been in
Kirchgessner' possession since last No.
vemb,r, that ii ought to be paid for.
Judgement iherefors was given for plain
tiff for amount of claim with costs on the
plaintiff.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-08-01
A DOUBLE FUNERAL.
The Little Lamb Boys Laid to Rest.


The funeral of Willie and James Lamb,
sons Of Patrick Lamb, who were drowned
at Kealey's wharf on Friday night, full
particulars Of which were given In Satur-
days CAPITAL. took place yesterday
morning from ST. Mary's Catholic Church
and was largely attended by relatives and
friends OF the distressed parents The
little collins were literally covered with
rare and beautiful flowers, contributed by
sympathizing friends. On the youngest's
coffin was pillow of flowers, composed
principally Of water lilies, bearing the
word In immortalles Rest" while the
larger coffin contained cross and other
designs in beautiful flowers. As the fun
eral cortage moved its slow pace along
the streets IL attracted the attention of a
| large number OF citizens. Upon reaching
the church the remains were removed
from the hearses and placed upon biers in
front OF the altar. and burning tapers
were placed around the collins, when the
usual ceremonies of the church were gone
through with. after which they were
again placed in the hearscs and conveyed
70 their last resting place-St. Mary S
Cemetery, short distance from town,
followed by large number of friends Of
the parents. The pail bearers were school.
mates Of the deceased boys, those of
James being-George Engelke, William
Quinn, John Esmond, Frank Geracia and
those of Willie, the younger brother, were
Jerry Smith, Frank Fell, Thos. johnson,
John s. Schwalenberg.